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Indie Books

Indie Books

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Created by Jason Fry • Updated On: July 28, 2023

Started with Flavorwire's great list (http://flavorwire.com/424146/45-great-american-indie-bookstores-to-support-this-holiday-season/view-all/) and expanded from there. Add your own and get reading!

Gulf of Maine Books is one of Indie Books.

1. Gulf of Maine Books

134 Maine St, Brunswick, ME
Bookstore · 1 tip
Raven Used Books is one of Indie Books.

2. Raven Used Books

7.8
23 Church St (Palmer Street), Cambridge, MA
Bookstore · Harvard Square · 2 tips and reviews
The Book Barn is one of Indie Books.

3. The Book Barn

9.0
41 W Main St (Park Place), Niantic, CT
Bookstore · 25 tips and reviews
Brattle Book Shop is one of Indie Books.

4. Brattle Book Shop

8.9
9 West St (btw Washington & Mason), Boston, MA
Bookstore · Downtown Boston · 17 tips and reviews
Paupers Books is one of Indie Books.

5. Paupers Books

8.3
11731 US Highway 70 Bus W, Clayton, NC
Bookstore · 3 tips and reviews
The Book Loft of German Village is one of Indie Books.

6. The Book Loft of German Village

9.2
631 S 3rd St (E Sycamore St), Columbus, OH
Bookstore · 58 tips and reviews
Lowry's Books is one of Indie Books.

7. Lowry's Books

7.7
22 N. Main St, Three Rivers, MI
Bookstore · 4 tips and reviews

8. Caveat Emptor

112 N Walnut St, Bloomington, IN
Bookstore · 1 tip
Capitol Hill Books is one of Indie Books.

9. Capitol Hill Books

8.1
657 C St. SE (btwn 6th St. SE & 7th St. SE), Washington, D.C.
Bookstore · Capitol Hill · 19 tips and reviews
Dickson St. Bookshop is one of Indie Books.

10. Dickson St. Bookshop

8.2
325 W Dickson St (Dickson St. and Center), Fayetteville, AR
Bookstore · Dickson Street · 11 tips and reviews
Lyrical Ballad Bookstore is one of Indie Books.

11. Lyrical Ballad Bookstore

7.3
7 Phila St (Broadway), Saratoga Springs, NY
Bookstore · 10 tips and reviews
Chamblin Bookmine is one of Indie Books.

12. Chamblin Bookmine

8.7
4551 Roosevelt Blvd (at Lake Shore Blvd), Jacksonville, FL
Bookstore · 26 tips and reviews
Powell's City of Books is one of Indie Books.

13. Powell's City of Books

9.5
1005 W Burnside St (at NW 10th Ave.), Portland, OR
Bookstore · 470 tips and reviews
Parnassus Books is one of Indie Books.

14. Parnassus Books

9.2
3900 Hillsboro Pike, Nashville, TN
Bookstore · Green Hills · 22 tips and reviews
WORD Brooklyn is one of Indie Books.

15. WORD Brooklyn

9.2
126 Franklin St (Milton St), Brooklyn, NY
Bookstore · Greenpoint · 49 tips and reviews
Politics and Prose Bookstore is one of Indie Books.

16. Politics and Prose Bookstore

9.2
5015 Connecticut Ave NW (btwn Nebraska Ave & 36th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Bookstore · Chevy Chase · 81 tips and reviews
Quimby's is one of Indie Books.

17. Quimby's

8.5
1854 W North Ave (at N Wolcott Av), Chicago, IL
Bookstore · Bucktown · 32 tips and reviews
Montague Bookmill is one of Indie Books.

18. Montague Bookmill

9.1
440 Greenfield Rd, Montague, MA
Bookstore · 14 tips and reviews
BookPeople is one of Indie Books.

19. BookPeople

9.4
603 N Lamar Blvd (at 6th St.), Austin, TX
Bookstore · Downtown Austin · 122 tips and reviews
McNally Jackson Books is one of Indie Books.

20. McNally Jackson Books

52 Prince St (btwn Lafayette & Mulberry St), New York, NY
Bookstore · NoLita · 293 tips and reviews
Subterranean Books is one of Indie Books.

21. Subterranean Books

8.6
6275 Delmar Blvd, St Louis, MO
Bookstore · 8 tips and reviews
The Poisoned Pen is one of Indie Books.

22. The Poisoned Pen

8.2
4014 N Goldwater Blvd (Indian School Road), Scottsdale, AZ
Bookstore · Arts Districts · 9 tips and reviews
City Lights Bookstore is one of Indie Books.

23. City Lights Bookstore

9.2
261 Columbus Ave (at Broadway), San Francisco, CA
Bookstore · Chinatown · 129 tips and reviews
A Cappella Books is one of Indie Books.

24. A Cappella Books

8.7
208 Haralson Ave NE (at Dekalb Ave. NE), Atlanta, GA
Bookstore · Inman Park · 10 tips and reviews
The Last Bookstore is one of Indie Books.

25. The Last Bookstore

9.3
453 S Spring St (at 5th St), Los Angeles, CA
Bookstore · Downtown Los Angeles · 170 tips and reviews
Atomic Books is one of Indie Books.

26. Atomic Books

9.0
3620 Falls Rd (36th St.), Baltimore, MD
Comic Book Store · Hampden · 23 tips and reviews
Books & Books is one of Indie Books.

27. Books & Books

8.9
265 Aragon Ave, Coral Gables, FL
Bookstore · Coral Gables Section · 72 tips and reviews
Square Books is one of Indie Books.

28. Square Books

8.9
129 Courthouse Sq (Van Buren Ave), Oxford, MS
Bookstore · 13 tips and reviews
Prairie Lights is one of Indie Books.

29. Prairie Lights

8.7
15 S Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA
Bookstore · 22 tips and reviews
Village Books is one of Indie Books.

30. Village Books

9.4
1200 11th St (at Mill Ave), Bellingham, WA
Bookstore · Fairhaven · 12 tips and reviews
Book Beat is one of Indie Books.

31. Book Beat

7.7
26010 Greenfield Rd (northeast of 696), Oak Park, MI
Bookstore · 5 tips and reviews
Seminary Co-op Bookstore is one of Indie Books.

32. Seminary Co-op Bookstore

8.5
5751 S Woodlawn Ave (at 58th St.), Chicago, IL
Bookstore · Hyde Park · 13 tips and reviews
RiverRun Bookstore is one of Indie Books.

33. RiverRun Bookstore

7.7
142 Fleet St (Congress St.), Portsmouth, NH
Bookstore · 4 tips and reviews
Diesel, A Bookstore is one of Indie Books.

34. Diesel, A Bookstore

7.7
5433 College Ave, Oakland, CA
Bookstore · North Oakland · 9 tips and reviews
Maple Street Book Shop is one of Indie Books.

35. Maple Street Book Shop

8.1
7529 Maple St (btwn Cherokee & Hillary), New Orleans, LA
Bookstore · East Carrollton · 6 tips and reviews
A Room Of One's Own is one of Indie Books.

36. A Room Of One's Own

8.3
307 W Johnson St (State St), Madison, WI
Bookstore · State Street · 8 tips and reviews
Housing Works Bookstore Cafe is one of Indie Books.

37. Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

9.1
126 Crosby St (btwn Prince & E Houston St), New York, NY
Café · SoHo · 219 tips and reviews
Magers & Quinn Booksellers is one of Indie Books.

38. Magers & Quinn Booksellers

9.3
3038 Hennepin Ave (at 31st St W), Minneapolis, MN
Bookstore · Uptown · 19 tips and reviews
Guide to Kulchur is one of Indie Books.

39. Guide to Kulchur

5900 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, OH
Bookstore · Detroit - Shoreway · 2 tips and reviews
Blue Bicycle Books is one of Indie Books.

40. Blue Bicycle Books

8.6
420 King St, Charleston, SC
Bookstore · Downtown Charleston · 14 tips and reviews
D.G. Wills Bookstore is one of Indie Books.

41. D.G. Wills Bookstore

7.2
7461 Girard Ave (Girard and Pearl), La Jolla, CA
Bookstore · 7 tips and reviews
Commonwealth Books is one of Indie Books.

42. Commonwealth Books

7.7
2 Milk St (at Washington St), Boston, MA
Used Bookstore · Downtown Boston · 19 tips and reviews
Wild Iris Books is one of Indie Books.

43. Wild Iris Books

22 SE 5th Ave Ste D, Gainesville, FL
Bookstore · 4 tips and reviews
Bear Pond Books is one of Indie Books.

44. Bear Pond Books

8.0
77 Main St (at State St), Montpelier, VT
Bookstore · Downtown Montpelier · 11 tips and reviews
Longfellow Books is one of Indie Books.

45. Longfellow Books

8.6
1 Monument Sq, Portland, ME
Bookstore · Downtown Portland · 13 tips and reviews
Community Bookstore is one of Indie Books.

46. Community Bookstore

8.8
143 7th Ave (Carroll St), Brooklyn, NY
Bookstore · North Slope · 26 tips and reviews
Green Apple Books is one of Indie Books.

47. Green Apple Books

9.6
506 Clement St (at 6th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Bookstore · Inner Richmond · 70 tips and reviews
Baldwin's Book Barn is one of Indie Books.

48. Baldwin's Book Barn

8.2
865 Lenape Rd, West Chester, PA
Bookstore · 17 tips and reviews
Elliott Bay Book Company is one of Indie Books.

49. Elliott Bay Book Company

9.6
1521 10th Ave (btwn Pike & Pine), Seattle, WA
Bookstore · Capitol Hill · 114 tips and reviews
Powell's Bookstore is one of Indie Books.

50. Powell's Bookstore

8.1
1501 E 57th St (at Harper), Chicago, IL
Bookstore · Hyde Park · 20 tips and reviews
Brickbat Books is one of Indie Books.

51. Brickbat Books

7.4
709 S 4th St, Philadelphia, PA
Bookstore · Queen Village - Pennsport · 2 tips and reviews
Walk a Crooked Mile Bookstore is one of Indie Books.

52. Walk a Crooked Mile Bookstore

7423 Devon St, Philadelphia, PA
Bookstore · East Mount Airy · 2 tips and reviews
Bookends is one of Indie Books.

53. Bookends

7.9
211 E Ridgewood Ave (at Maple Ave), Ridgewood, NJ
Bookstore · 10 tips and reviews
Skylight Books is one of Indie Books.

54. Skylight Books

9.1
1818 N Vermont Ave (at Franklin Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Bookstore · Los Feliz · 54 tips and reviews
Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe is one of Indie Books.

55. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe

8.8
1517 Connecticut Ave NW (at Q St NW), Washington, D.C.
Bookstore · Northwest Washington · 328 tips and reviews
Bank Square Books is one of Indie Books.

56. Bank Square Books

8.0
53 W Main St (at Water St.), Mystic, CT
Bookstore · 4 tips and reviews
Odyssey Bookshop is one of Indie Books.

57. Odyssey Bookshop

6.6
9 College St, South Hadley, MA
Bookstore · 7 tips and reviews
Half Price Books is one of Indie Books.

58. Half Price Books

9.2
5803 E Northwest Hwy (btwn Shady Brook Ln. & Twin Hills Ave.), Dallas, TX
Bookstore · 114 tips and reviews
Haslam's Book Store is one of Indie Books.

59. Haslam's Book Store

7.6
2025 Central Ave, Saint Petersburg, FL
Bookstore · 18 tips and reviews
Recycled Books is one of Indie Books.

60. Recycled Books

9.0
200 N Locust St (at E. Oak St.), Denton, TX
Bookstore · 38 tips and reviews
Small World Books is one of Indie Books.

61. Small World Books

7.9
1407 Ocean Front Walk, Venice, CA
Bookstore · 15 tips and reviews
Strand Bookstore is one of Indie Books.

62. Strand Bookstore

9.5
828 Broadway (at E 12th St), New York, NY
Bookstore · Greenwich Village · 593 tips and reviews
Mercer Street Books is one of Indie Books.

63. Mercer Street Books

7.1
206 Mercer St (btwn W Houston & Bleecker St), New York, NY
Bookstore · Greenwich Village · 15 tips and reviews
Alias Books East is one of Indie Books.

64. Alias Books East

8.1
3169 Glendale Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Bookstore · Central Atwater · 7 tips and reviews
Octavia Books is one of Indie Books.

65. Octavia Books

8.7
513 Octavia St, New Orleans, LA
Bookstore · Uptown - Carrollton · 3 tips and reviews
Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe is one of Indie Books.

66. Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe

8.6
55 Haywood St, Asheville, NC
Bookstore · Downtown Asheville · 29 tips and reviews
Unabridged Books is one of Indie Books.

67. Unabridged Books

9.4
3251 N Broadway St (at W Melrose St), Chicago, IL
Bookstore · Lake View East · 41 tips and reviews
Raven Bookstore is one of Indie Books.

68. Raven Bookstore

7.7
6 E 7th St, Lawrence, KS
Bookstore · 6 tips and reviews
Dusty Bookshelf is one of Indie Books.

69. Dusty Bookshelf

8.3
708 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS
Bookstore · 9 tips and reviews
Warwick's is one of Indie Books.

70. Warwick's

9.1
7812 Girard Ave (at Silverado St), La Jolla, CA
Bookstore · 16 tips and reviews
Brookline Booksmith is one of Indie Books.

71. Brookline Booksmith

9.4
279 Harvard St (at Green St.), Brookline, MA
Bookstore · Coolidge Corner · 47 tips and reviews
Portsmouth Book & Bar is one of Indie Books.

72. Portsmouth Book & Bar

8.6
40 Pleasant St (State Street), Portsmouth, NH
Bookstore · 26 tips and reviews
Dark Carnival Imaginative Fiction Bookstore is one of Indie Books.

73. Dark Carnival Imaginative Fiction Bookstore

7.4
3086 Claremont Ave (btwn Woolsey St & Prince St), Berkeley, CA
Bookstore · 1 tip
Moe's Books is one of Indie Books.

74. Moe's Books

8.8
2476 Telegraph Ave (btwn Haste St & Dwight Way), Berkeley, CA
Bookstore · Southside · 18 tips and reviews
Half Price Books is one of Indie Books.

75. Half Price Books

8.7
2036 Shattuck Ave (at Addison St), Berkeley, CA
Bookstore · Downtown Berkeley · 18 tips and reviews
Book Revue is one of Indie Books.

76. Book Revue

313 New York Ave (Main St.), Huntington, NY
Bookstore · 43 tips and reviews
Changing Hands Bookstore is one of Indie Books.

77. Changing Hands Bookstore

9.1
6428 S McClintock Dr (at E Guadalupe Rd.), Tempe, AZ
Bookstore · 57 tips and reviews
Porter Square Books is one of Indie Books.

78. Porter Square Books

8.9
1815 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA
Bookstore · Porter Square · 38 tips and reviews
Renaissance Books is one of Indie Books.

79. Renaissance Books

8.0
Main Terminal (MKE Airport), Milwaukee, WI
Bookstore · Mitchell Field · 10 tips and reviews
Books End is one of Indie Books.

80. Books End

7.2
2443 James St, Syracuse, NY
Bookstore · Eastwood · 2 tips and reviews
Literati is one of Indie Books.

81. Literati

9.1
124 E Washington St (S Fourth St), Ann Arbor, MI
Bookstore · Downtown Ann Arbor · 14 tips and reviews
Gallery Bookshop & Bookwinkle's Children's Books is one of Indie Books.

82. Gallery Bookshop & Bookwinkle's Children's Books

8.7
319 Kasten St (at Main St), Mendocino, CA
Bookstore · 6 tips and reviews
Foxtale Book Shoppe is one of Indie Books.

83. Foxtale Book Shoppe

7.8
105 E Main St, Woodstock, GA
Bookstore · 6 tips and reviews
Jackson Street Books is one of Indie Books.

84. Jackson Street Books

7.5
260 N Jackson St, Athens, GA
Bookstore · 5 tips and reviews
Prospero's Books is one of Indie Books.

85. Prospero's Books

8.3
1800 W 39th St (at Bell St), Kansas City, MO
Bookstore · 12 tips and reviews
Brazos Bookstore is one of Indie Books.

86. Brazos Bookstore

8.8
2421 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX
Bookstore · 9 tips and reviews
Willis Monie Books is one of Indie Books.

87. Willis Monie Books

139 Main St, Cooperstown, NY
Bookstore · No tips or reviews
Daedalus Book Shop is one of Indie Books.

88. Daedalus Book Shop

7.6
121 4th St NE, Charlottesville, VA
Bookstore · 7 tips and reviews
Books and Greetings is one of Indie Books.

89. Books and Greetings

7.5
271 Livingston St Ste G (at Pegasus Ave.), Northvale, NJ
Bookstore · 4 tips and reviews
Third Place Books is one of Indie Books.

90. Third Place Books

8.6
17171 Bothell Way NE (at Ballinger Way/SR-104), Lake Forest Park, WA
Bookstore · Town Center · 37 tips and reviews
Wonder Book & Video is one of Indie Books.

91. Wonder Book & Video

7.8
607 Dual Hwy (btwn S Cleveland Ave. & Manor Dr.), Hagerstown, MD
Bookstore · 4 tips and reviews
Little Shop of Stories is one of Indie Books.

92. Little Shop of Stories

8.5
133 E Court Sq Ste A (at E Ponce de Leon Ave), Decatur, GA
Bookstore · 9 tips and reviews
New Dominion Book Shop is one of Indie Books.

93. New Dominion Book Shop

7.5
404 E Main St, Charlottesville, VA
Bookstore · 4 tips and reviews
Heartwood Books is one of Indie Books.

94. Heartwood Books

7.7
5 Elliewood Ave, Charlottesville, VA
Bookstore · 5 tips and reviews
Read It Again, Sam is one of Indie Books.

95. Read It Again, Sam

214 E Main St (Downtown Mall), Charlottesville, VA
Bookstore · 2 tips and reviews
Hickory Stick Bookstore is one of Indie Books.

96. Hickory Stick Bookstore

Washington, CT
Bookstore · 1 tip
John K King Used & Rare Books is one of Indie Books.

97. John K King Used & Rare Books

8.9
901 W Lafayette Blvd (at 5th St), Detroit, MI
Used Bookstore · Downtown Detroit · 20 tips and reviews
Bart's Books is one of Indie Books.

98. Bart's Books

9.2
302 W Matilija St (at Canada St), Ojai, CA
Bookstore · 17 tips and reviews
Inkwood Books is one of Indie Books.

99. Inkwood Books

8.0
216 S Armenia Ave, Tampa, FL
Bookstore · Southwest Tampa · 7 tips and reviews